Lab News

Official opening of the 21,500 square foot manufacturing area at the existing Yauco site. It implies an expansion of capacities for the manufacture of powdered media with a focus on the Americas region.

In recent weeks, an outbreak of diphtheria has been reported in several states in Nigeria, according to health officials. Health authorities are urging people to take all necessary precautions to prevent the spread of the disease and to seek medical attention if they suspect they may be infected.

Thermo Fisher Scientific offers even more verified real‑time PCR assays to build your own custom Applied Biosystems™ TaqMan® SARS‑CoV‑2 Mutation Panel, including the Delta Plus and Omicron variants.

Compared with nucleic acid test swabs and pharyngeal swabs, SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test Kit is less affected by samples and has high accuracy. Dosage is less, only 1 drop of serum or plasma sample is needed.

The digital pooling feature of the QuantStudio Absolute Q system provides a simple and flexible tool that enables users to digitally pool multiple arrays of an Applied Biosystems™ QuantStudio™ MAP16 Digital PCR Plate to flexibly analyse up to 320,000 individual microchambers together as one.

Randox SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) is a rapid real time PCR test cartridge, providing clear and concise results in a timely manner, direct at the point of care. This enables the patient to take the recommended safety precautions without delay.

Cleanroom CO2 Incubator – CTS Series is the first of its kind: a cleanroom-compatible CO2 incubator that is third party–certified and suitable for use in ISO Class 5 and GMP Grade A/B environments.

Beckman Coulter is developing assays to identify IgM and IgG antibodies to the coronavirus or SARS-CoV-2.

Each year AACC hosts the conference in a new city that provides an exciting backdrop for the premier meeting in the field of laboratory medicine.

Join us at the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expous in 2021. Deadline for poster abstract submission: February 24, 2021.